Hackman and Oldman’s Job Characteristic Model Hackman and Oldman found that the following job characteristics affect job performance and satisfaction: task identity, task significance, skill variety, autonomy, and feedback. Task identity is when employees can see how their roles affect…
FLSA – Enforcement Provisions of the FLSA are enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. With offices around the country, this agency is able to interact with employees on complaints and follow up with employers by…
This law ensures that individuals who leave or lose their jobs can obtain health coverage even if they or someone in their family has a serious illness or injury or is pregnant. It also provides privacy requirements related to medical…
This is the first law to require new employees to prove both their identity and their right to work in this country. Regulations implementing this law created Form I-9, which must be completed by each new employee and the employer.…
The INA is the first law that pulled together all of the issues associated with immigration and is considered the foundation on which all following immigration laws have been built. It addresses employment eligibility and employment verification. It defines the…
FLSA – Overtime Computation Overtime is required at a rate of 1.5 times the normal pay rate for all hours worked over 40 in a single workweek. An employer may designate that their workweek begins at a given day and…
Also called the Landrum-Griffin Act, this law outlines procedures for redressing internal union problems, protects the rights of union members from corrupt or discriminatory labor unions, and applies to all labor organizations. Specific requirements include the following: • Unions must…
LMRA Also called the Taft-Hartley Act, this is the first national legislation that placed controls on unions. It prohibits unfair labor practices by unions and outlaws closed shops, where union membership is required in order to get and keep a…
This law modifies the Occupational Safety and Health Act by introducing a new group of requirements in the medical community. Sharps, as they are called, are needles, puncture devices, knives, scalpels, and other tools that can harm either the person…
OSHA inspections may include the following: • On-site visits that are conducted without advance notice Inspectors can just walk into a place of employment and request that you permit an inspection. You don’t have to agree unless the inspector has…